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In honor of the City of Milwaukee's 169th birthday the Milwaukee Press Club hosted a Milwaukee Made contest to recognize the people, products and places that contribute to Milwaukee's greatness. The public was invited to vote online and the winners were officially announced today.

Over the weekend, a friend posted a picture on social media that was taken at her birthday dinner with the caption "Birthday drinks with the birthday girls." I was tagged in this photo on Facebook and it has resulted in yet another episode of "everything happens for a reason."

Today would have been Rosa Parks' 100th birthday. More than any other civil rights leader - with the exception of Martin Luther King Jr. - Parks is revered by many because of her essential contribution to the cause of equality for all.

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Monday April 21st, 2014 – Island Lake, IL I can’t let this time of year pass without paying true heartfelt tribute to my number one comedy mentor C. Cardell Willis. I’ve had influences and partial mentors along the way, but Cardell was “the man” right...

Friday March 14th, 2014 – Springfield, IL Another birthday comes and goes, and I’m realizing the rest of my days are now a race against the clock to see if I can manage to accomplish anything of significance. My ego won’t allow me to give up now, but my intellige...

Monday March 10th, 2014 – Island Lake, IL My birthday is coming up this week, and I’m really having second thoughts about many facets of my life. I am deeply disappointed with the way things have turned out, and with each passing year I feel like it’s all been a ...

Wednesday February 5th, 2014 – Island Lake, IL Today is the 80th birthday of one of my all time heroic icons Hank Aaron. Boy does it make me feel old. I’m sure he’s got plenty of aches and pains of his own, but it doesn’t take anything away from the outstan...

"You wait, little girl, on an empty stageFor fate to turn the light onYour life, little girl, is an empty page."Sixteen Going on Seventeen from The Sound of Music. (1965) Hair raised in fright, ghastly shrieks echoing from the bathroom. A silver strand of hair was observed ...